BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is working to add as many as 300 additional beds to its overburdened prison system over the next year. “We’re literally trying to lift up about, as far as I’m concerned, four mini prisons across the state all in the same year,” Department of Corrections and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner said legislative action may result in the county having to cover more of the cost of the 24-7 sobriety program. A bill that would have stopped judges from waiving program fees, was defeated in the House. The program started in 2008 by the attorney general’s office brings in people convicted of…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — It’s been nine days since the legislative session began and still no Democrat House members have shown up at the Capitol. The house was set to be exactly equal but a DFL win was thrown out over residency requirements, with a new election scheduled for March. Republicans have a one seat majority until then. DFL members…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — As a power struggle continues in the Minnesota House, Republicans dispute the interpretation of the state constitution when it comes to who is in charge and how many members are needed for a quorum. Secretary of State Steve Simon concluded that the Constitution and State Statute define the majority needed for a quorum as 68 members….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo City Commissioners continue to look at options to deal with numerous reports of exhibition driving and loud or illegal mufflers. Assistant City Administrator Brenda Derrig and Police Chief Dave Zibolski presented several options to crack down on the issues. They include changes to roads, signal timing, speed feedback signs and adding more officers to re-establish…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Public schools and state agencies in North Dakota would be prohibited from referring to students and employees by any pronouns that don’t reflect the sex assigned to them at birth, under a bill approved by the legislature. The House approved the bill 60-32 on Wednesday. It passed the Senate last month and now awaits the signature…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Workers at Fargo’s three public libraries put together displays to show which books could no longer be offered if two bills in the North Dakota Legislature become law. “We do not have adult porn available in our public schools, so why are we finding persuasive, obscene pornographic images and materials in our schools? In testimony we…
FILE – South Dakota state Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller speaks in a Senate session on Jan. 26, 2023, in Pierre, S.D. The South Dakota Senate on Wednesday, Feb. 1, censured and reinstated the Republican senator who was suspended last week amid allegations she had harassed a legislative aide during an exchange about childhood vaccinations and breastfeeding. (AP Photo/Amancai Biraben, File)PIERRE, S.D….
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – A bipartisan bill in the North Dakota Senate would require insurance companies to cap insulin costs at $25 a month. A Hillsboro woman whose daughter has type one diabetes is fighting for it to pass. “It’s a life-threatening disease and the only thing that they need to survive is insulin as well as everything else like…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley says a mandatory minimum bill is needed to set tougher jail and prison sentences as violent crime continues to escalate. During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing at the state capitol, Wrigley said many criminals who are convicted of dangerous crimes and imprisoned are out too soon. Wrigley says he has…
